Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-03
Selling THE QUEEN.
The Trouble Taken by mericans
tn be Presented to Royalty.

tn ne HreSrDte1 To Royait
NEw YORK, Feb. $50 much has been
written about tbe glory OF being pre-
scented to court" that We stay az homes"
nave come 10 reg I'd almost with envy
our more fortunate country men and
women WHO are accorded that honor at
the Queens drawing room. A nun Der OF
American ladies and gentlemen are soon
70 be presented 10 the Prince Of Wales
aud 10 the Queen. II therefore seems
real Eean tOat the SUMS corTespor dent
Should Try 70 throw cold water on that
ceremony. In special cable TO the Sun
today ne gives as follows his IDEA OF
Wnat actually occurs:
Mr.. Phelps, VINO represents our glorious
country here, has gone OF TO the CONT
nent Tor little rest and fun, from HnIca
IL maS De inferred that he considers our
middle with Canada and England, in
winch ne has been interested, is all right
tor the present. With genuine intrepid
III be has started for the south o. France,
the latest abode OF earthquakes. whence
Inc rest OF creation is DOW fleeing. Mr.
Henry White becomes Minister for the
time being, and it will De MS duty and
pleasure TO present TO the Prince
OF Wales and 70 the Queen
those American ladies and gentlemen
who think they will be more com ortable
for having been smiled on by ROYALTY.
American gentlemen, TOO, in numbers.
with their calves swelling out the lines of
black silk stockings, Will learn 10 drag
sword, 10 make bow, aud will rehesrse
at the Princes levee on Tuesday. The
drawlug-room, at which the ladies bow
10 the Queen, will take place on Thurs
day. Ii may seem an expense to AmerI-
can husbands, d sapDOintmentto Ameri-
rawea or.d E~.~h a nil in
listers, TO tell once more what it IS to be.
Eacn lady viii be most awfully low
necked, with train reaching from most
anywhere TO the door. With that train
wrapped two or three times round her
lower eXtremItIes. she will sit for good
long Time IN her carriage IN front OF thu
Palace, while the carriages OF more i'm
portsnt personages drive in, and while
more or less gilded youth walk up and
down and stare. BY and by she will be
hudd ed 10 10 a colo room with about 49J
other trains as big her own. She
Will wait there for an hour or more,
probably more. When her arms are get
ting blue and ner dignity has pretty
well oOzed away, she will be requested
10 hand a card With her name on it TO the
Lord Chamber LAIN. He will read il and
steer her to the door. She will drag the
train past big char on which the Queen
sits perched, and as she goes past will
make her first bow. Her eyes will be
daZZled by gay costumes, and her wonder
will be excited, il she is not too much
furried by the tremendous display Of
calves all about, from the Prince and
noble Ambassadors right down to the
servants.
Then everything will fade like a scene
from magic lantern, ana she will find
herseli outside the second door and not at
all impressed with her own greatness,
and free to lind her carriage and go home.
Next day there will only be one thing TO
console her. 1t will be the pleasure OF
mailing to all her friends and relatives a
copy OF the Times which tells OF her pre-
sentatiOn to the Queen. The knowledge
that her deluded relatives VIII picture
her sitting on a lounge With the Queen OF
England drinking tea and swapping
baby stories will be the only solid Return
for the considerable investment. Apart
from an excusable vanity, the presenta-
ton a. court can be ofuse only to Ameri-
can ladies who intend res iding in London,
who want to 90 into society and bring
out their daughters.